So you know his loyalties lie with an autocratic strongman who jails journalists and political rivals. Don’t for one moment confuse criticism for supporting an Islamist tyrant with “racism.” Racism against people of Turkish heritage is a real thing in Germany. This isn’t it.https://twitter.com/MKuefner/status/1021096958809780224 …
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No Turk who values progressive, democratic values, human rights, or freedom would proudly take a photo with Erdoğan. This isn’t about Turkish heritage, it’s about being a poster-boy for what Erdoğan stands for. If he were of American heritage, it’d be like a photo with Trump.
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(And I can only hope that a photo with Trump would have evoked the same outrage. If not, then there are some real questions to ask regarding the influence of race.)
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